The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-09-10
Sweet Girl Voters.


given to women and they both vote
and hold office, we may expect to
hear candidates for Office sized up in
the following scathing manner by
women at the polls:
"Who are you going to vote for,
Bessie?"
"Oh, l really don't know. But
don't you think it's just perfectly
lovely for us to have the right to
vote to at all ?"
"Oh, it's too awfuIly jolly fer any
thing. But do you know 1 was just
worried to death for fear Madame
FIFTEEN wouldn't have my dress done
in time for election day."
"But she did. 1 see, and it's Just
lovely. l was worried awfully over
my election bonnet, but it came at
the last moment or wouldn't have
come near the polls. Are you going
to vote for Mamie Berkeley for city
treasurer ?''
"No, Pm not we've been 'out' for
a long time, and 1 think she's Just
horrid.n
II think so, too she dresses away
beyond her means now, and there'd
be no living in the same town with
her if she was city treasurer. What
do you think of Mrs. st. John for
mayor 2"
"Oh. l think she'd be lovely. She
has such queenly manner and
dresses in such perfect taste but
most of the girls are voting for How
ard Percy for mayor; he's so hand-
some, you know"
"Oh, yes but then he's 80 corceit-
ed and such a dreadful firt. He's
engaged himself to half the girls in
town just to secure their votes"
1.-THE mean. horrld thing ~
"What do you think of Mrs. Ran
ter for Congress ?"
81 think she'd better stay at home
and look after her children. There's
six or seven of them running around
here now peddling out her tickets.
Do tell me, jamie, are my frizzes all
coming out ?"
mo, they look nicely. How are
mine 2"
"LoveIy Your hair does friz 50
beautifully. Look at Mr.. Meek elecs
tioneering for his wife for representa-.
tive. They say if she's elected she's
going to leave her six weeks old
baby home with him while she goes
to the capital for the legislative ses-
sion."
"Think of it !! And won't she dress,
though. I'd vote for Hugh Mande-
vile. but they say he's engaged to
Helen Smythe, and l can't endure
her. She's around here somewhere
trying to get the other girls to vote
for Hugh"
81 call that cheeky. But l shan't
vote for him. Margie Montague is
my candidate. She's going to invite
me to Washington if she's elected"
"HoW lovely that will be! I've
half mind to vote for Mr.. Margie
myself. Do you know Belle Field
ing and Libbie Layelle have had an
d,gtW quarrel over the Office of city
councilman ?"
"No! How perfectly dreadful"
"Isn't it? Libbie accused Belle of
buying up votes with French bon
bons and boxes of kid gloves; and
Belle told right out before everybody
that eight of Libbe's upper teeth
were false and that her lovely waves
are not her own hair"
"How mean of Belle! If I was
Libbie I'd neUer forgive her. l in.
tended voting for Belle. but shan't
now. l cannot cOnscientiously'
for a girl who could deliberately give
another girl away in that shameful
manner. It's mercy she didn't
know all l know about Libbie, or the
poor girl might have been mortified
clear out of the campaign. l shall
scratch Belle"
"lve scratched about everybody
on my ticket"
$50 have 1. Most of the girls rum
ming for Office are so horrid."
$50 they are. ."-ToLedo Blade.